ENGLISH AND DANISH FISHING BOATS IN DISTRESS Runswick, and Whitby, Yorkshire.—At half-past one in the afternoon of the 17th of December, 1947, information was telephoned from Whitby to Runs- wick that the fishing boat Gem, belong- ing...
MARGATE AND CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the morning of the 26th January, while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E.
accompanied by a heavy sea, the Margate boatmen observed a large vessel apparently in dangerously close proximity...
The Italian steamer Monte Neoo$o on the Haisboro* Sands, with the Cromer Motor Life-boat standing by, and on the right a tug (see page 565).. - View image in PDF
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24th September. A balloon from Ger- many drifting towards land very low appeared likely to fall in the sea, but came down on Spittal beach.—Re- wards, £4 16s. 6d..
25th June. A small yacht ran ashore on the break- water, but her crew were rescued by a motor boat.—Rewards, £9 Is..
6th December. A trawler grounded near Valentia, about fifty miles away, but her crew got ashore unaided. The life-boat was out for twenty-eight hours.—Rewards, £26 17s. 6d..
10th January. The German trawler Poseidon, of Weser- mund, had gone ashore on the Goodwin Sands, but got off before the life-boat arrived. Rewards.—£30 16s. Qd..
Tynemouth, Northumberland, and Sunderland, Co. Durham.—18th February. An empty tug had broken away from tow, but was picked up by a steamer.—• Rewards, Tynemouth, £22 3s. 6d.; Sunderland, £19 5s. 3d..
Appledore, Devon. — 9th April. A steamer was disabled with a burst boiler, but was taken in tow by another steamer.—Rewards, £10 Os. 9d..
Newhaven, Sussex.—13th September, 1938. A search was made for an overdue fishing boat, but she came in unaided.—Rewards £11 7s. 6d..